Darlington High Cross House Hotels

"Pleasant stay. Breakfast could be better"

"Clean, with very friendly staff"

"Disappointed that the new owners had not got food on if I’d known I wouldn’t have booked there ended waking half a mile to find food and taxi back not very good "

"The house was clean and organised "

"We loved the cottage however it wasn’t cleaned to a very good standard. We found someone else’s underwear in the drawers, opened food in the freezer and dirt in the bath on the first day. Cottage was well situated in the village and easily accessible. Local pubs were closed on Monday and Tuesday so not ideal if you want to eat out on these nights. We walked to one pub on the Wednesday to have dinner however we were not greeted in a friendly manner which put us off. We had one drink and left. I ordered a coffee which the lady said would be brought to my table, after waiting 20 mins I asked where my coffee was and she said she had forgot. I was then handed an instant coffee which I could have made myself. Very well situated to visit local towns. A lovely cottage but could have been a better holiday if it was cleaner and friendlier people in the local pubs."

"Staff were amazing on reception and a shout out to the male manager(?) next door at Beefeater! Excellent service! Room was sufficient for our needs the only thing that would be great would be a smart tv in the room!"

"I didn’t receive the automated email with check in information. But a quick email to the owner & he replied quickly with the code. I didn’t arrive at the property until the evening (dark out) I think it would be good in the check in information it’s shared where to find the key box. The house is on a busy road; so you could hear the traffic a lot. The parking at the front of the house is questionable. Expecting you to park on the path. I was worried my car would get hit. The pictures show the back of the property which would be an ideal parking space if they made it accessible. On the welcome note, it would have been nice to include the WiFi information rather than having to hunt for it. Kitchen facilities were adequate - if you intend to cook, I would bring disposable trays with you as the one that they have is going rusty. We didn’t use the pans, so can’t comment on that. Lack of glasses - had 1 juice glass & 1 wine glass. So we were stuck using mugs for cold drinks. The bedrooms were spacious. Comfortable beds. You can hear the main road from the back bedroom. Fortunately I’m a deep sleeper & once asleep, I stayed sleep. On our 2nd night we were awoken at 3am by very loud music playing - assume it was a neighbour. Lasted for about an hour. Whilst relatively comfortable, if I had known the house was by such a busy road & parking wasn’t off road, I would have booked a different accommodation. "